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Sustainable Futures Template

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About the Sustainable Futures format

Sustainable Futures is a peer-reviewed journal published by Elsevier, covering Energy, Environment, Economic Growth, Environmental Sustainability in Business, Sustainable Supply Chain Management.

PublisherElsevier
Reference styleNumbered (Elsevier)
Numbered — [1], [2] in the text
[1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Sustainable Futures 12 (2023) 45–58.

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Publishes research inEnergy, Environment, Economic Growth Environmental Sustainability in Business Sustainable Supply Chain Management Energy, Environment, and Transportation Policies Climate Change Policy and Economics
ISSN2666-1888
Citation impact (2-yr)4.96
h-index44
i10-index397
Total citations14,056
Article processing charge$1,400
Open accessYes
Top institutions publishing hereUniversity of Johannesburg
Journal websitewww.journals.elsevier.com
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Papers published in Sustainable Futures per year

44
2014
3
2019
36
2020
21
2021
38
2022
45
2023
277
2024
1.2K
2025

Citation impact of Sustainable Futures by publication year

2
2014
65
2019
2K
2020
618
2021
1.1K
2022
971
2023
3.9K
2024
4.5K
2025

Citations each year’s papers have accumulated so far — the most recent years are still building up.

Most-cited papers in Sustainable Futures

Challenges, Opportunities and Future Directions of Smart Manufacturing: A State of Art Review

Sudip Phuyal, Diwakar Bista, Rabindra Bista · 1 Jan 2020

Smart manufacturing is the technology utilizing the interconnected machines and tools for improving manufacturing performance and optimizing the energy and workforce required by the implementation of bigdata processing, artificial intelligence and advanced robotics technology and interconnectivity of them. This paper defines and discusses the smart manufacturing system and states it current implementation status and analyzes…

Artificial intelligence and effective governance: A review, critique and research agenda

Gagan Deep Sharma, Anshita Yadav, Ritika Chopra · 1 Jan 2020

The paper provides an overview of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is applied in different government sectors. Our methodology is based on a systematic review of 74 papers retrieved from Web of Science and Scopus databases. We find that the extant literature is less focused on healthcare, ICT, education, social and cultural services, and fashion sector;…

Classification and Evaluation Review of Maximum Power Point Tracking Methods

Ali Omar Baba, Guangyu Liu, Xiaohui Chen · 1 Jan 2020

Photovoltaic (PV) systems have witnessed a rapid increment, the yield mainly relies on the working condition. In most cases, it is hard to obtain the optimal yield. Therefore, Maximum Power Point Tracking (MPPT) controllers witness much attention as an important optimization field of PV systems. These controllers employ different algorithms and they vary in their…

Data-driven smart sustainable cities of the future: An evidence synthesis approach to a comprehensive state-of-the-art literature review

Simon Elias Bibri · 1 Jan 2021

Sustainable cities are currently undergoing unprecedented transformative changes in light of the recent paradigm shift in science and technology brought on by big data science and analytics. These marked changes are motivated by the increased need to tackle the problematicity surrounding sustainable cities as quintessential complex systems in terms of their development planning, operational management,…

Green supplier selection for the steel industry using BWM and fuzzy TOPSIS: A case study of Khouzestan steel company

Mahsa Oroojeni Mohammad Javad, Maryam Darvishi, Arash Oroojeni Mohammad Javad · 1 Jan 2020

Green supply chain management increasingly has emerged as an essential approach for many business enterprises and organizations to become environmentally sustainable. Suppliers play an important role in creating a sustainable supply chain. This study aims at selecting suppliers of Khouzestan Steel Company (KSC) based on their green innovation ability. In this research, the Company's alternative…

Sustainable Futures template — frequently asked questions

How do I write a paper in the Sustainable Futures format?
In DocuGuru you write your manuscript in a normal editor — no LaTeX setup required — and select the Sustainable Futures template. When you export, DocuGuru compiles the paper into the official Elsevier format and hands you a submission-ready PDF along with the editable LaTeX source.
What reference style does Sustainable Futures use?
Sustainable Futures uses Numbered (Elsevier) references, shown as numbered [1], [2] markers in the text. DocuGuru formats every in-text citation and the reference list in this exact style automatically. A reference appears like this: [1] A. Smith, B. Jones, C. Lee, A representative article title, Sustainable Futures 12 (2023) 45–58.
Do I need to know LaTeX to submit to Sustainable Futures?
No. DocuGuru generates the elsarticle LaTeX class and compiles the PDF for you in the background, so you get a Elsevier-ready Sustainable Futures document without writing any LaTeX. If you do want it, the LaTeX source is included in the export.
Can I import an existing draft into the Sustainable Futures template?
Yes. Paste or upload your current manuscript — Word, LaTeX, Markdown, or plain text — and DocuGuru reflows it into the Sustainable Futures format with correct headings, figures, tables, and numbered citations.
Who publishes Sustainable Futures?
Sustainable Futures is a multidisciplinary journal published by Elsevier. DocuGuru's Sustainable Futures template matches Elsevier's official submission format.
Can I export a submission-ready Sustainable Futures PDF?
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